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Trading on Kuwait’s hard-hit stock exchange was halted by court order on Thursday, a move cheered by many traders but criticized by the government and other investors who urged their privileged countrymen to stop acting like a “spoiled baby.”
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Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed al-Hussein, center, speaks during the official inauguration of Syria’s stock exchange in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The stock exchange was formally opened to business in Damascus on Tuesday, raising hopes...
